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Virtual Governance Networking Policies: A Comparative Analysis

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Networks have become an increasingly important mode of public governance. ICT mechanisms, especially virtual systems will potentially establish this idea. This paper is based on a comparative analysis of three cases which are chosen to be particularly illustrative of the three virtual governance networking policies. In light of case study results, we have demonstrated that it is possible to devise a theoretically acceptable prospect of world countries concerning virtual governance networking policies.

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  1. In assessing what had been done throughout the world, we have been greatly helped by the web site developed by the European Union http://europa.eu.int/index_en.htm. This web site contains an extensive e-government news watch index that was of tremendous help in this research.

  2. See: http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ida/jsps/index.jsp?fuseAction=showDocument&documentID=2243&parent=chapter&preChapterID=0-140-194-329-348

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As authors, we would like to thank the anonymous reviewers for their review and comments on the several revised versions of our manuscript. We also especially thank the Editor in Chief, Professor Farazmand for his numerous constructive suggestions and supportive comments, English editing of the final version, as well as the extensive corrections he has made on the proof pages to clean up the article text.

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  1. Tarbiat Modares University of Tehran, P.O. Box: 14115-111, Tehran, Iran

    Fatemeh Didehvar

  2. Public Management Department, Tarbiat Modares University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14115-111, Tehran, Iran

    Hassan Danaeefard

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Didehvar, F., Danaeefard, H. Virtual Governance Networking Policies: A Comparative Analysis. Public Organ Rev 10, 1–16 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-009-0079-6

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